Category Archives: food

Life List Thing #8, Part 2: Section A (Eating Our Way Through New York, Day 1)

Posted on July 19, 2011 by la_florecita

Apologies for not posting this last week as promised. Sometimes life trumps blog. [And that's why this isn't paying for my kid's college. Or breakfast tacos.] So our new camera that we bought for the NYC trip has a food … Continue reading →

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Life List Thing #8, Part 1

Posted on July 13, 2011 by la_florecita

I don’t have time to write a long post because we’ve decided to go watch Transformers 3 tonight before Harry Potter kicks it out of the IMAX theater on Thursday. One of us really feels sentimental about the Transformers films … Continue reading →

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Hello!

Posted on July 5, 2011 by la_florecita

Traveling again. This time for work. Er, again. We ate our way through New York last week and we both have the 3-4 extra pounds to prove it. Which is saying something considering we probably walked 5 miles every day. … Continue reading →

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Life List Twofer?

Posted on June 9, 2011 by la_florecita

I have on my Life List to take Dave to New York (T minus 16 days) and I also have “take a vacation without overplanning it.” I attempted to do that in Chicago but we still packed in every single … Continue reading →

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The Social Network

Posted on June 6, 2011 by la_florecita

There’s a restaurant in my ‘hood that I drive by at least twice a day. The outside is stucco and hand painted with red and yellow triangles and it’s only open for lunch. It looks sketchy at best. I’d gone … Continue reading →

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Wreck of the Vesper

Posted on May 18, 2011 by la_florecita

So in an effort to not get disappointed that we’re not pregnant every time I get my period, I’ve looked for things to enjoy. Like sushi or more than 4 ounces of wine. And a few months ago I read … Continue reading →

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[UPDATED] Working Retail

Posted on May 12, 2011 by la_florecita

A few weeks ago when I was having a cranky day I mentioned that I hate the holidays. And my sister in law commented that maybe I could find aspects of them that I love. And it made me think … Continue reading →

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Self-Discipline

Posted on May 3, 2011 by la_florecita

Since this is what I’m always struggling with, I’ve decided to blog once a day for the whole month of May. I decided this on Sunday when Dave brought it up, after I was saying how bad I was at … Continue reading →

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Design Ranch, part 1.

Posted on April 19, 2011 by la_florecita

This past weekend I was lucky enough to be able to attend Design Ranch, a weekend retreat for designers out in the Texas Hill Country. Before moving to Austin, I’d never heard of Design Ranch. And my coworker basically runs … Continue reading →

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And that’s why I’m going to bed at 9. Er, 9:35.

Posted on April 6, 2011 by la_florecita

6am – alarm 730am – dropped IKE off at the vet for a teeth cleaning and (super tiny) tumor removal 740am – stopped by Auto Zone for another radiator cap and some coolant 742am – realized we forgot clothes we … Continue reading →

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